HEROESCON 2014 & BILL WATTERSON IN THE NEWS!
Early Saturday morning we announced that HeroesCon will exhibit Bill Watterson and Stephan Pastis‘ three collaborative strips in Pearls Before Swine. While we knew that this would be huge news, we are thrilled that several national outlets covered the story. From the Washington Post, who broke the story, to TIME, CNN and Rolling Stone, the media seems rightly excited about Watterson’s return to the comic strip. Several comic sites, including CBR, Comics Reporter, Comics Alliance, Nerdist and The Beat also covered the story. And Stephan Pastis himself told the story of how his collaboration with Watterson came to be.
Remember, HeroesCon is the only place that anyone will be able to see this art before it is auctioned off. While the media coverage is nice to see, the most important aspect of this story is that all of the money collected from the auction will be donated to our friends at Team Cul de Sac and the Michael J. Fox Foundation. We’ve been working with TCDS for four years in their efforts to raise money for Parkinson’s Research, and are honored to be a part of their continuing efforts.
The Watterson and Pastis strips will be on display all weekend at HeroesCon, and we’ll have even more surprises on hand at Friday night’s Drink and Draw event. Don’t forget that you can hear all about how this art was produced and how it came to HeroesCon at our panel on Friday, June 20 at 5:30. If you haven’t ordered your tickets for HeroesCon, we’re just a few days away. Now’s the time!
JOEY ELLIS (Sunday Only) :: Leaky Timbers
ANDY FISH :: Dracula’s Army, Werewolves of Wisconsin, Warner Bros Licensing Artist
VERONICA FISH :: Pirates of Mars, Dracula’s Army, Frankenstein 1921
GEORGES JEANTY :: Serenity, Buffy, Green Lantern
NATHAN MASSENGIL :: Deadpool Classics, Buffy, Batman, Spider-Man
ERIC POWELL :: The Goon, Big Trouble In Little China
ANDY’S PICK :: DISNEY JUNIOR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANIMATED CHARACTERS: Where was this book when I was a kid. As a Disney obsessed youth (I blame the classic Gold Key published, Walt Disney Comics Digest) I used to make lists of every character I could. These were the years before the internet so I had to go off memory and comic books. What I wouldn’t have done for a book like this! There are over 150 entries with illustrations and character info starting with Ariel (I imagine) and ends (I’m pretty certain) with Zurg. And the inside of the book jacket is a giant poster. All for only $13.00!!! Any pre-teen will love it!
PAUL AZACETA – Artist: Outcast, X-Men, Graveyard of Empires
ALEAH BAKER – Colorist, Letterer, Concept Designer: Sonic the Hedgehog & Mega Man
BERNARD CHANG – Artist: Green Lantern Corps, Demon Knights, Wonder Woman
LEWIS LAROSA – Artist: Bloodshot, Harbinger, Shadowman, X-Men, JLA, Punisher MAX
NORM RAPMUND – Inker: The Flash, Booster Gold, Teen Titans, Nightwing, Batman/Superman
ANDY SMITH – Artist: Thanos, X-Men, Wolverine, Superman, Batman
BOB WIACEK – Inker: X-Men, Star Wars, X-Factor, Brave and the Bold
JARRETT WILLIAMS – Cartoonist: Super Pro KO, Regular Show, Yo Gabba Gabba!
WALDEN WONG – Inker: Guardians of the Galaxy, Wolverine and the X-Men, Justice League Dark
JUSTIN’S PICK :: SOUTHERN BASTARDS #2: When I see the word “southern” in anything, I am immediately skeptical. I’m all too accustomed to our region and citizenry being unfairly pigeonholed as a bunch of unthinking bigot morons. Thankfully, Jasons Aaron and Latour sidestep all that, and craft a tale that’s somewhere between pulp and spiritual. I’m sure nearly every one of you read #1; this is a gentle reminder that #2 needs your attention, as well. Aaron is working the spaces between genres like he did in his acclaimed Vertigo series Scalped, and Latour’s art is a blend of darkness and whimsy in the grand EC tradition (don’t let those colors fool you, I see Kurtzman and Davis both lurking in that line work).
SETH’S PICK :: BLACK SCIENCE TP VOL. 1: There are several reasons to pick up this first volume of the acclaimed series Black Science. Firstly, it’s an energetic sci-fi tour de force from Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera. There’s a reason these single issues sold out quickly, and if you missed any of them, here’s the perfect opportunity to see what we’ve all been talking about. Secondly, and of equal importance, this collection is only $9.99! Image Comics has been using this price point for the first volumes of their new series’ trade paperback collections, and it’s a smart publishing initiative. In fact, you could pick up this volume and the first collections of Manifest Destiny and Pretty Deadly for just over $30 plus tax. That’s a lot of good comics for not a lot of money. 
